Pope and Lutheran leaders mark ‘a new beginning’ in Sweden
01/11/2016-
Pope Francis and leaders of the Lutheran World Federation on Monday spent the day together in the Swedish cities of Lund and Malmo, leading thousands of people in a common commemoration of the Protestant Reformation.
Philippa Hitchen is in Sweden following this two day papal visit and takes a closer look at the day’s unprecedented events.
Before leaving on this historic visit to Sweden, Pope Francis spoke in an interview about the goal of Catholics and Lutherans moving closer together, furthering what he calls the ‘culture of encounter’…